Nevermore: The Legend of Finn

This is what I call one of my "movie dreams". It was an all-nighter, lemme tell ya! It started with me in an old library, picking up a book called...well..."Nevermore: The Legend of Finn". As I opened the book I saw that it was actually an epic children's poem with moving illustrations! It was totally cool! Now, I can't remember the entire poem, but I do remember bits of it, and exactly what the story was about. So...it starts off like this...

"I have dreamed and dreamed I have of a faroff distant shore, Of a mystical, magical, wonderous land...a land called Nevermore.

It is a place where mice can dance and rabbits speak in rhyme
Where trees can laugh, deer can sing, and flowers sway in time






According to the poem, Man lived harmoniously with all of the living things on Nevermore, along with Dragonkind. Dragons were the teachers of Man and the guardians of Nevermore. Their sole function was to guide Man in his spiritual endeavors and to keep Nevermore hidden from the world.


Now, there were two clans who lived on Nevermore; Clan Baird and Clan Rorke. The relationship between the two was always good, and they traded well together. But when the king of Clan Rorke was accidentally killed by a stray arrow while on a hunting expedition, the rest of his hunting party couldn't bear to go back to their people and say that they were responsible. So, they brought the King's body home and put the blame on Clan Baird. The King was so beloved by his people that they rose up in arms against Clain Baird. Dragonkind tried to reason with both sides, but it was to no avail.

Eventually, one by one, the Guardians of Nevermore left, and eventually Dragonkind faded from Man's memory.

The war between the clans lasted for decades. Not only did they forget that dragons existed, but they couldn't even remember what they were fighting for.

Several centuries after Dragonkind had left Nevermore, a dragon named Finn was born and as he grew, he developed quite a reputation for curiosity. One day, the young dragon approached the elders and asked about Man. The elders, knowing that Finn would discover the truth one way or the other, told him everything. The young dragon was heartbroken and he vowed that he would go back to Nevermore and convince Man to lay down his arms and live peacefully together, the way they had done in centuries past. The elder dragons forbade Finn to do so, for they had left Nevermore behind long ago and decreed that Dragonkind was shed of Man forever. Finn refused to give up on Man, and set off for Nevermore.

When he arrived, he saw that Man was still at war. Realizing that they hadn't seen his kind for half a millenia, he was kind and gentle in his approach. He went to each clan and appealed to them. "Peace!" But they would not listen. Finn understood then that the only way to achieve peace would be through a great sacrifice. He settled by the river gorge and he sung the Dragonsong. He called for Dragonkind to witness and he called for Man to fulfill.

"He wept for a day and ten." The kings of each clan were drawn to the river. They felt the Dragonsong thrumming in their hearts. Finn took his tears and gave one to each king.

"They thought that then they understood all that they had lost. But Finn said 'No, you do not see what your folly truly cost.'"


Finn explained to the kings that until they spilled innocent blood with one hand and one sword they would never truly comprehend their past or their future. Finn cast down a single sword and turned away. "It must be together. One sword, one hand."

The two kings reached for the sword as one. "It has begun."

Finn flew to the top of a rocky crag, and again sung the Dragonsong in hopes that his kin would be there to witness that Man could be redeemed.

The sun was rising when the kings approached the young dragon. It was fitting, because it was the dawn of a new era. Both men stood before Finn, fearful at what they were about to do.

"You must, or all is lost!"

It was with great sorrow that they slew the innocent. Together, with one sword and one hand, the kings of Nevermore pierced Finn's heart. The young dragon had sung his last and as his soul rose to the Heavens, he saw all of Dragonkind there with him. Dragonkind had been shamed by Finn's sacrifice. They understood that they should not have abandonded Man. Even so, their hearts were too heavy and their loss was too great. They banished Man from Nevermore for all of eternity.

Even today, the old sailors say that when the moon is low and the mists ride the ocean, they can see the Isle of Nevermore in the shadows.